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it would be apprehended and kept in government custody.”
    “Even if they came in peace?”
    “Beings who come in peace don’t hide like criminals. Now if you don’t mind, I don’t have time to gossip about baseless rumors. Please tell the officer outside to escort your next coworker in.” 34

    Alien Mate 2
    Eve Langlais
    Maya scooted out before her tongue got her in trouble. Mind, it was nothing compared to the trouble Lex would have. Somehow Maya didn’t get the impression Lieutenant Beckworth would be agreeable to becoming Lex’s mate. But if she told Lex that, would he believe her or accuse her of being jealous and trying to sabotage something he obviously wanted?
    Maya still didn’t know what to do when Andre told her to take the rest of the night and next few days off. The military had kicked out all the guests after rigorously questioning them, and there was no telling when they’d decamp.
    That suited Maya fine. She had one big blue alien to help.
    But it seemed like forces were working against her, for a mile and a half or so from her house, her car, that rusted piece of mierdo, died with a choke and a rattle.
    Maya leaned her forehead on the steering wheel and cursed colorfully in Spanish for a few minutes. Of all the times for her car to die, this had to be the worst. However, sitting here and moaning over it would get her nowhere.
    Sighing, she grabbed her bag, and leaving the keys in the ignition in the hopes someone would steal the damn thing, she began walking by the faint illumination of the small houses that lined the road.
    When the first thug in ripped jeans stepped out in front of her, Maya wasn’t worried. She had a can of mace clutched in the hand that hid in her purse. But the rancid, unwashed smell signaling the presence of the second guy behind, well, that wasn’t so good.
    Where is a hero when you need one?

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    Lex was bored out of his mind. He’d finally stopped masturbating—not an easy task. He’d, through trial and error, figured out how to turn on the vid screen, but the odd programming confused him. Who was this Seinfeld, and why did everyone find him so amusing?
    He paced the confines of Maya’s home waiting for her to come back, and it was while he walked back and forth that the uneasiness set in, a niggling feeling that something was amiss. Lex tried to ignore it, leaving the safety of her home would be unwise, but the lingering sense of wrongness— Maya is in danger!— grew. Unable to take it anymore, Lex cursed and looked for something to disguise him. He found, buried in a closet, a hat with a brim on one side. Placing the strange hat on his head and pulling the narrow brim low over his eyes, he left the confines of her house.
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    Alien Mate 2
    Eve Langlais
    Thick darkness blanketed the road and surrounding houses. Lex thanked the clouds that covered the moon, only a night away from its fullness and the end to his mission one way or another. He scanned the darkness, unsure of which way to go.
    A faint cry sounded, and Lex took off running. He didn’t question his instinct, nor did he care who saw him. Maya faced danger. She needed him, and he would not fail her.
    His long-legged stride soon brought him in sight of a struggling trio, the gleaming white of Maya’s clothing a beacon in the darkness.
    Bellowing in rage when he saw her struck and pushed to her knees, he added a burst of speed and, with a soaring leap, tackled the assailant who dared touch Maya.
    They hit the ground hard, but Lex barely noticed the impact, his fist already drawing back and then connecting with a satisfying crunch. The body under him went limp. Lex jumped up, the blood rushing through his body as he breathed heavily through his nose and regarded the other attacker, who had foolishly remained and balanced a puny excuse for a knife in one hand.
    Lex grinned, not a nice smile for sure, and he saw the idiot with the knife freeze for a moment, then even more stupidly advance. Lex